06-08-06: The Thought

by AntPearson

How do you drop one and not be the one to influence?
The one to show him right from wrong before heís truant.
Cutting class and cursing faster than the next kid
while moving backwards because nobody didnít tell him
about his worth, his value, and his inherited curse
About his automatically liberating presence
and that his destiny is based on his perseverance
Before he starts following kids
because he doesnít know who his pop is
with role model that cold bottle is not his friend
13 hurting inside wondering why
until he ends up giving up
feeling heís got to ride or die
for the block
but when heís locked
theyíre gone
Heís stuck inside a storm for life
his rights are gone
Stripped from him and given a number
they put him under
the spell of a cell, hell like no other
place
With no escape
his fateís in the DAís hands
What a hand heís dealt, but heís got to play
and stand like a man
and man itís no way out but his mouth
and thatís the wrong way
The street code has him froze
heís got to hold on
and keep his head strong under control while
losing years and tears wonít change the verdict
Appeals denied
time starts biting his spirit
Whoís to blame?
The Manís under handed plan
society lied to everybody out here man
How you move is the key to it, no school training can teach him
how to follow the rules to get through this